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British Army’s top spy in IRA 'cost more lives than saved’
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Published on March 8, 2024 - Duration: 02:08s
British Army’s top spy in IRA 'cost more lives than saved’
More lives were probably lost than saved through the British Army’s operation of its top agent inside the IRA’s internal security unit during the Troubles, a major independent investigation has found.
Operation Kenova examined the role of Stakeknife, widely believed to be west Belfast man Freddie Scappaticci, who was embedded in the IRA’s so-called “nutting squad”, responsible for interrogating, torturing and murdering people suspected of passing information to security forces during the conflict.
Report by Jonesia.
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